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• A new form of male birth control isn't a pill or a shot: How does it work?

  15-06-2024 23:56 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The availability of a reversible form of male birth control is coming closer to fruition after researchers presented further evidence that this particular method — which suppresses the production of sperm — is safe, relatively easy and, importantly, effective.The researchers, presenting last week at the Endocrine Society’s annual conference, shared promising results from the latest clinical trials of the NES/T method, which combines testosterone with a progest
  
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• Princess Kate greets public for first time since cancer reveal

  15-06-2024 23:46 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, took part in the annual "Trooping the Colour" ceremony Saturday to honor King Charles III's 75th birthday.
  The event, complete with a military parade, is her first public appearance since revealing her cancer diagnosis earlier this year. It also serves as a show of stability for the royal family as both Kate and king undergo cancer treatments.The princess — who is married to heir to the throne Prince William — gave a rare health update
  
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• 'Intimate' class: Nine ATCEMS cadets graduate

  15-06-2024 22:46 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin-Travis County EMS now has a new group of medics on the road.New cadets officially graduated on Friday, which will help alleviate a staffing shortage ATCEMS has faced.New cadets officially graduated on Friday, June 15, which will help alleviate a staffing shortage ATCEMS has faced. (Ed Zavala/KXAN News)New cadets officially graduated on Friday, June 15, which will help alleviate a staffing shortage ATCEMS has faced. (Ed Zavala/KXAN News)New cadets officially graduated on F
  
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• 'We are heartbroken': Fire destroys family bakery in Del Valle

  15-06-2024 21:01 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Family-run Nacho's Bakery is asking for community help after a fire caused extensive damage early Friday morning.
  The fire happened around 3 a.m. Friday at the bakery located on Maldonado Trail in the Del Valle area. Bastrop County ESD No. 1 responded to the fire and said no injuries were reported.A GoFundMe was created to support rebuilding the business, the business said on Facebook.
  "We are heartbroken to share that our family bakery, a place full of love and s
  
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• This Texas city is among the 'worst' U.S. cities for summer trips, per Forbes

  15-06-2024 20:46 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — The Lone Star State is ripe for summer travel — whether it's the San Antonio River Walk, floating one of the state's various rivers, or hitting the desert in Marfa, there's no shortage of options. But is there any Texas travel destination you might think of skipping?Recently, Forbes Advisor analyzed data for the U.S.' 43 most-populated cities and ranked them on 16 metrics, including crime rates, hotel prices, average number of extreme temperature days, flight dependabilit
  
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• Father's Day 2024: Where dad can get a discount this year

  15-06-2024 17:38 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – For all the dads who ever said "Shut the door, we're not paying to heat/cool the neighborhood," this list is for you.In honor of Father's Day, major chains and local restaurants alike are offering dad a discount on June 16.Some of the deals only require a discount code, while others require a special ability that mysteriously develops during fatherhood: telling a dad joke.Panera is giving away $25 gift cards to 50 people who leave groan-worthy wisecracks in the comments of a Mo
  
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• Father's Day: Men's brains change after becoming dads

  15-06-2024 17:31 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The arrival of a baby provokes a neurological response in both the male and female brain, according to multiple studies.Darby Saxbe, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, has conducted multiple studies using MRI scans to measure changes in the brains of men who became fathers, HuffPost reported. Researchers found that fathers lost brain volume after they became parents.It's similar to the loss in female brains when women become mo
  
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• UK royals unite on palace balcony, with Kate back at her first public event since cancer diagnosis

  15-06-2024 17:21 via kxan.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales ’ first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year.
  The annual event was also a show of stability by the monarchy after a testing few months in which both the king and Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, have been sidelined by cancer treatment.
  In a symbolic display of unity, Charles, Queen Camilla, W
  
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• APD: SWAT responds to suspect with gun in Mueller construction site

  15-06-2024 16:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A SWAT situation is ongoing in the Mueller neighborhood after a suspect with a firearm refused to leave a construction site, police said. People are asked to avoid the area.At 6:52 a.m. Saturday, 911 received a call about a possible disturbance inside an apartment at 2604 Aldrich Street, police said. APD officers talked to a resident and said the other person involved left from the window inside the apartment.
  APD determined the suspect had multiple outstanding violent felo
  
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• APD SWAT responds to call near Mueller neighborhood

  15-06-2024 16:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are responding to a SWAT call Saturday morning near the Mueller neighborhood, according to a social media post.
  The SWAT situation is in the 2600 block of Aldrich Street in east Austin.
  Police are expected to share more information at 10:45 a.m.This is a developing story and will be updated.
  
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• APD: SWAT call in Mueller ends with no arrest

  15-06-2024 16:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A SWAT situation ended in the Mueller neighborhood after a suspect with a firearm refused to leave a construction site, police said.
  Police said the suspect was not found, and no arrest was made.
  At 6:52 a.m. Saturday, 911 received a call about a possible disturbance inside an apartment at 2604 Aldrich Street, police said. APD officers talked to a resident and said the other person involved left from the window inside the apartment.
  APD believed the suspect was in a nearby
  
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• UK royals unite on palace balcony as Princess of Wales returns to public view after cancer diagnosis

  15-06-2024 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales ’ first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis early this year.
  The annual event was also a show of stability by the monarchy after months in which both the king and Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, have been sidelined by cancer treatment.
  In a symbolic display of unity, Charles, Queen Camilla, William, Kate and their ch
  
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• Waffle House is raising menu prices, CEO says: What to know

  15-06-2024 14:32 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Waffle House is planning to raise menu prices — and it’s not because you keep using too much of the complimentary ketchup and syrup.Probably not, anyway.In a video message shared with employees last month, Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III laid out plans to offset the cost of increased wages by raising menu prices at restaurants — a move he said was necessary “to pay for this journey.”“Make no mistake, whatever that edge is that we currently ha
  
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• Elon Musk, SpaceX sued over alleged sexual harassment by former employees

  15-06-2024 14:31 via kxan.com
  
  (KRON) – On Wednesday, eight former SpaceX workers filed a lawsuit against the rocket maker company and its owner, Elon Musk. The lawsuit accuses Musk of overseeing a “pervasively sexist culture” and “‘Animal House’ environment,” with women allegedly evaluated on their bra size and consistently made uncomfortable with sexual references. Before this suit was filed, the eight SpaceX employees had previously submitted an open letter to SpaceX managemen
  
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• Where was the original Whole Foods Market in Austin?

  15-06-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Whole Foods Market started in Austin over 40 years ago and has since expanded as a major grocer across the country.
  Many Austinites drive past the original building—now vacant—on their daily commutes on North Lamar Boulevard. Do you know where the original Whole Foods Market was?
  The first store opened in 1980 in the 900 block of North Lamar. The building was likely where a now-closed Goodwill store stands today.The first Whole Foods Market store. (Courtesy Whol
  
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• Honeybees can detect lung cancer in humans: Research

  15-06-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Bad breath may say a lot about you. But soon, it could help determine if you have lung cancer — if a honeybee gets a whiff.Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that honeybees can detect the chemicals associated with lung cancer in a person’s breath.“Insects have an amazing sense of smell the same way dogs do,” said Debajit Saha, an assistant professor at MSU’s Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, in
  
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• A hot Father's Day Weekend

  15-06-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The weekend forecast will be pretty similar to the weather the area had Friday. We'll look at sunshine and scattered clouds this morning with fewer clouds this afternoon. This will also be the outlook for Father's Day.
  Today's normal high temperature is 93°. Daytime maximums this afternoon will heat up to the middle to upper 90s with highest heat index readings topping out at 101° to 105° mainly along and east of I-35.The heat is on for Father's Day weekendOur focus
  
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• A hot Father's Day, rain ahead

  15-06-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Hot and dry weather will continue for the weekend. Highs on Saturday reached the mid and upper 90s across Central Texas with Austin hitting 98 degrees. The normal high for this point in June is 93 degrees. With the heat dome covering most of Texas, more of the same can be expected for Sunday.Sunday morning won't be too bad in the morning with tolerable temperatures, but after 9 a.m., we expect a rapid rise in temperatures. Some locations will be nearing 90 degrees as soon as noo
  
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• All eyes on Kate as she returns to public view after cancer diagnosis with palace balcony appearance

  15-06-2024 14:13 via kxan.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III, a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis early this year.The annual event was also a show of stability by the monarchy after months in which both the king and Kate, wife of the heir to the throne Prince William, have been sidelined by cancer treatment.Kate joined other members of the royal family on a Buckingham Palace balcony at t
  
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• Wife of man electrocuted in jacuzzi at Mexican resort files lawsuit

  15-06-2024 05:15 via kxan.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The wife of an El Paso man who was killed when he was electrocuted in a jacuzzi at a private resort in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico earlier this week has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against three companies that reportedly operate the resort.Jorge Guillen, 43, was killed and his wife, Lizzette Zambrano, 35, suffered life-threatening injuries at the Sonoran Sea Resort on June 11, according to the General Prosecutor's Office for the State of Sonora. Both Guillen and Zam
  
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• Man sentenced to 2 years in prison in connection to deadly May 2022 shooting

  15-06-2024 04:18 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- A man in Travis County was sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in May 2022, court documents said.The shooting happened on May 23, 2022 in the 1800 block of West Slaughter Lane, near Menchaca Road. The Austin Police Department responded to the scene and found a man in his 20s dead. An arrest warrant affidavit identified the man as Jose Alberto Aguirre Castellanos. APD investigating deadly shooting in south AustinThen, tw
  
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